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ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION: 



A PRACTICAL MANUAL FOR TEACHERS 
AND SCHOOLS. 



BY 

ELLA M. BOYCE, 

Superintendent of Schools, Bradford, Pa. 





BOSTON, U.S.A. : 
PUBLISHED BY GINN & COMPANY. 

1889. 






COPYRIGHT, 1889, BY 

ELLA M. BOYCE. 



All Rights Reserved. 



Typography by J. S. Cushing & Co., Boston, U.S.A. 



Presswork by Ginn & Co., Boston, U.S.A. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



oXKo 



These important subjects as yet receive but 
little attention in the public schools of our country. 
Why they are omitted, when they are the essential 
features of good reading, is difficult to explain. 

At the present day a pupil who has had a full 
course of instruction in the public schools will find 
it necessary, if he desires to come before the public 
as a speaker, to seek the elements of good speaking 
from private instruction. 

That more attention will be given in the future 
to the subjects treated in this text-book will be con- 
ceded by all educators. 

Clear enunciation and articulation cannot be 
learned in a day ; it requires years of practice, and 
only by constant effort on the part of the pupil and 
constant watchfulness on the part of the teacher can 
it ever be attained. 

The exercises in this book are given to the public 
only after being tested for two years in the Bradford 
schools. Educators who have visited our schools 



IV ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 

have invariably noticed the results and inquired into 
our methods of teaching reading and articulation. 

The chief aim in teaching these subjects should 
be to train the organs of hearing to acuteness and 
the organs of speech to accuracy. 



HINTS TO TEACHERS. 



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This practice should begin with the first primary 
grades, and although the meaning of many words 
given for articulation is beyond the comprehension 
of the children in those grades, they should not for 
this reason be omitted. 

The effort must be made in these grades to speak 
them correctly after the teacher, and no word should 
be omitted because it is a long one or difficult of 
pronunciation. 

The drill should be given in each grade of the 
Grammar Schools and the High School, and even 
then, after careful training, we may expect to find 
much to correct, so long as pupils hear careless pro- 
nunciation outside of school. 

Each letter should be given two weeks' attention 
before another is taken. Ten minutes should be 
given each day to its practice. 

It is held by many educators that time should not 
be spent in teaching the position of the vocal organs 
for the enunciation of a letter, but we find that bet- 



VI HINTS TO TEACHEES. 

ter work is accomplished in this branch by the pupils 
who can explain these positions. 

In connection with the daily drill of any letter, 
the work on pp. 49, 54, and 55 should receive a few 
moments' attention, as we find it difficult to have 
them clearly enunciated, from the fact that the pupils 
have been mispronouncing them and hearing them 
mispronounced. The drill in ng on p. 24 should also 
have special and frequent attention. 

The whispering exercises on pp. 56 and 57 are the 
strongest aids to clear enunciation; but too much 
care cannot be taken in this drill. It is very fatigu- 
ing to the pupil, and should never be prolonged 
beyond three minutes. 

In teaching the sounds of the vowels, we have 
called attention to the diacritical marks used, and 
find that our pupils do not fail to recognize them 
elsewhere. 

A few short stories and poems have been inserted 
with the hope that the teacher will select others. 
Not until the final consonants are enunciated clearly 
should any attention be given to expression. 

E. M. B. 



ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 



F. — Turf 


life 


muff 


self 


scoff 


relief 


fife 


defeat 


wife 


thief 


skiff 


stuff 


deaf 


belief 


off 


sheaf 



proof 


calf 


wolf 


roof 


refuge 


strife 


loaf 


chaff 


leaf 


waif 


wharf 


cough 


knife 


cuff 


half 


scarf 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 
F as in Beef. 

Bring lower lip against the edge of upper teeth, force the 
breath between lips and teeth. 

adrift 

rife 

aloof 

staff 

reef 

trough 

chief 

grief 

This is a fine skiff. 

The thief ran off with the fowl. 

He will scoff at the belief of his wife. 

The muff and the fife lay on the turf. 

He went to the relief of the waif at 
the wharf. 

The chief held aloft the staff and the 
knife. 

Half his life was spent in grief. 

Finding himself adrift, he took refuge 
on the reef. 

Offer him the sheaf and the loaf. 

The wolf was victorious in the strife. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



V as in Live. 

Position same as for F, giving voice instead of breath. 



V. — Dive 


save 


behoove 


resolve 


love 


behave 


stove 


absolve 


rove 


rave 


survive 


revolve 


reserve 


every 


derive 


heavy 


leave 


prove 


strive 


achieve 


heave 


dove 


connive 


bereave 


believe 


lava 


receive 


arrive 


twelve 


remove 


sieve 


five 



Ee solve to approve of the event. 

Strive for a decisive victory. 

He cannot survive the excessive use 
of liquor. 

Do you believe that he will revive ? 

Have ever a desire to live well. 

Eeserve five out of every twelve. 

Eemove the sieve from the stove. 

It will behoove them to receive the 
favor gratefully. 

To retrieve his fortunes, I perceive 
that he must dissolve this partnership. 

Contrive to reprove in a way that 
shall prove effective. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 





JP as 


in Pipe. 




Place the lower lip against the upper, forcing 


the breath 


from the lips. 










P. — Rope 


trip 


parsnip 


turnip 


harp 


vamp 


soap 


peep 


mishap 


group 


strap 


tiptop 


sup 


skip 


loop 


ship 


chirp 


type 


pop 


trap 


flap 


wrap 


equip 


gap 


slip 


lamp 


people 


entrap 


creep 


shop 


pope 


lump 


whip 


leap 


clap 


chap 


sleep 


hope 


sleep 


keep 


It was l 


3roof tc 


\ the p( 


^ople that the 



pope was in the ship. 

A group stood on the steep hill, ready 
to entrap the fox. 

We hope to sup and sleep after our 
long tramp. 

The frost will nip the tops of the tur- 
nips and parsnips. 

The captain of the ship is asleep. 

Make a long loop in the rope or the 
strap. 

The chap held the pipe between his lips. 

Let us keep the harp forever. 

Do not weep at a mishap. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



B as in Rub. 

Position same as for P, giving voice instead of breath. 



B. — Babe 


bribe 


squab 


absorb 


cube 


feeble 


rib 


cherub 


dub 


barb 


rubbers 


daub 


fib 


belief 


wardrobe 


member 


imbibe 


fiber 


globe 


fob 


noble 


rhubarb 


superb 


garb 


herb 


disturb 


shabby 


curb 



The feeble babe was placed in the 
tub. 

The noble boy will take no bribe. 

I fear he will imbibe the beer. 

Rub the cab until it is bright. 

We will not leave the saber in the 
cabin. 

The brown bowl is broken. 

The behavior of the boy was com- 
mendable. 

The shabby rubbers are under the 

wardrobe. 

Any member will feel at liberty to 

leave the club. 

A big black bug bit a big black bear. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



M as in Rum. 

Position as for P or B, forcing sound through the nose. 



. — Rim 


fame 


roam 


commend 


pilgrim 


vim 


perform 


crime 


move 


farm 


room 


tame 


mum 


thump 


reform 


numbers 


home 


torment 


loam 


blame 


dream 


grammar 


comb 


diagram 


name 


succumb 


rhyme 


conform 


time 


bomb 


foam 


diadem 


come 


lame 


thyme 


inform 



The pilgrim will dream of home. 

Name and fame do not mean the same. 

He will come to the farm in time. 

The loom will move with vim. 

His thumb was on the rim of the cup. 

The bomb burst in the room. 

The memory of his crime will torment 
him while he roams. 

Some blame, others commend him. 

You may diagram a number of sen- 
tences from the grammar. 

He became lame when he broke his 
limb. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 





N as in 


Man. 




Place the tip of the tongue just above the upper teeth. 


N.— Knife 


raven 


surgeon 


raccoon 


fin 


morn 


between 


clean 


nine 


mourn 


sardine 


green 


join 


noun 


raisin 


children 


combine 


adorn 


learn 


routine 


main 


thorn 


stone 


fashion 


fine 


drown 


throne 


grown 


pain 


alone 


grown 


scorn 


crown 


coin 


borne 


govern 



The sun will crown the morn. 

Combine a noun with a verb. 

He bore the pain without a groan. 

The burden of much care made him 
mourn. 

We will remove the fin with a fine knife. 

Nine or ten men will come then. 

He is a person who would adorn a 
throne. 

Fashion should not govern our actions. 

A coin was given to each of the children. 

As the man came alone, he was un- 
known. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



T. 





T as in 


Fit. 




ne position 


as for N, giving 


breath instead of 


voice. 


Tart 


shout 


write 


upset 


skirt 


gilt 


account 


excite 


heart 


meat 


gait 


almost 


fret 


strait 


basket 


reject 


boat 


habit 


raft 


scarlet 


fort 


accident 


suggest 


invent 


shut 


movement 


persist 


exult 


that 


current 


hesitate 


elevate 


light 


fruit 


meditate 


patent 



Repeat that chant. 

Fret not thy heart. 

Don't you upset the boat. 

Too much light will affect the sight. 

Go straight to the fort and greet him 
with a shout. 

Do not hesitate to do right. 

Put the hatchet and the basket upon 
the raft. 

The culprit wrote an account of the 
event. 

The patent was the result of patient 
labor. 



10 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



D as in Bad. 

Same position as for T, voice instead of breath. 



D. 



Eoad 


load 


addenda 


errand 


wood 


bride 


forehead 


dreaded 


deck 


cord 


grand 


bedding 


dead 


ballad 


vivid 


divided 


guide 


aboard 


morbid 


pictured 


cloud 


word 


lucid 


discard 


lad 


salad 


answered 


multitude 


trod 


admit 


exceed 


instead 


fade 


reward 


splendid 


slender 


feed 


obeyed 


demand 


laundry 



The road led through the wood. 

He will receive a reward if he sings 
every word of the ballad. 

The lad trod the deck and looked at 
the cloud. 

A cord of wood is a heavy load. 

The dead guide was found on the hard 
ground. - 

He struck Richard on the forehead 
with the sword. 

The bedding was divided among the 
multitude. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 

K as in Luck. 

Separate the teeth and force the breath forward. 



11 



K. — Come 


smoke 


picnic 


chick 


tick 


dark 


kink 


Patrick 


black 


provoke 


circle 


creek 


track 


spike 


hillock 


quick 


make 


spark 


attack 


hemlock 


evoke 


retake 


talk 


jerk 


mistake 


joke 


cook 


clerk 


kind 


kick 


critic 


speak 



The rock broke when struck with the 
spike. 

Do not make the mistake of slighting 
your work. 

Black smoke always comes from coke. 

Pave the track with dark red brick. 

Come and make the clock tick. 

The beefsteak and chicken will be 
taken to the picnic. 

Patrick will betake himself to the hem- 
lock grove. 

The lark flies higher in the sky than 
any other bird. 

The critic will speak to a large circle 
of friends. 



12 ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



G as in Nag. 

Position as for K, giving voice instead of breath. 



G. 



Flag 


gray 


egg 


rag 


brig 


dog 


pedagogue 


great 


give 


iceberg 


anger 


bag 


drag 


vague 


clog 


colleague 


beg 


agog 


dreg 


ground 


vogue 


frog 


gig 


leg 


begin 


drag 


catalogue 


mug 


bug 


befog 


frigate 


wag 



The brig struck an iceberg one league 
from land. 

The pedagogue in his anger will drag 
the wag from the gig. 

I beg you to give me the flag. 

The catalogue will be found in the bag. 

We caught a vague glimpse of the hill 
through the gray fog. 

The egg will be placed in the mug. 

The rogue will gag his victim when 
the others have gone. 

The frigate will be befogged. 

The dog could not reach the frog under 
the log. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



13 



L as in Fowl. 

Place the tip of the tongue against the upper gum. Vocal. 



L.— 



Hotel 


bell 


initial 


malice 


smile 


still 


trivial 


article 


furl 


roll 


critical 


mantel 


trail 


dwell 


coral 


chisel 


jail 


marshal 


people 


removal 


light 


allows 


piece-meal 


conceal 


boil 


appall 


animal 


shovel 


until 


gilt . 


kennel 


waddle 


wool 


chenille 


criminal 


control 



The bell will peal and the thunder roll. 

He will dwell at the hotel until fall. 

The trail led to the jail. 

A smile is always better than a scowl. 

The jewel shone by the light in the 
hall. 

The criminal tried to conceal a chisel 
and a shovel. 

The martial array will appall the 
people. 

We directed the removal of the animal. 

They will assail the man in # an article 
full of malice. 



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ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



JS as in Sad. 

Send the breath through the partially closed teeth with a 
hissing sound. 



s. 



Miss 


loss 


niece 


firmness 


stress 


faults 


fierce 


excess 


sense 


boldness 


advice 


brass 


this 


peace 


cease 


close 


glass 


pierce 


bless 


horse 


guess 


gladness 


tense 


oppress 


yes 


else 


presence 


grievous 


pass 


message 


lattice 


careless 


dress 


preface 


malice 


circus 


speed 


remiss 


practice 


reverse 



Place much stress upon the word guess. 

Will you pass the glass to me ? Yes. 

They will feel the loss of his sense and 
kindness. 

This was a false test of his speed. 

The last fruits are the sweetest. 

Cease to give advice in his presence. 

Close to the office stood a horse. 

The careless messenger made a griev- 
ous mistake. 

Practice no malice ; possess firmness. 



ENUNCIATION" AND ARTICULATION. 



15 



Z as in Daze, or 8 hard as in Nose. 

Position same as for S in Sad, emitting voice instead of 
breath. 

z. 



Was 


blaze 


because 


baths 


does 


gaze 


lose 


paths 


please 


those 


confuse 


tears 


amaze 


breeze 


excuse 


cheese 


prize 


easy 


presume 


result 


phrase 


shoes 


wisdom 


honors 


reason 


visit 


husband 


close 


seize 


sneeze 


herdsman 


knives 



Does the prize please you ? 

Seize the adz and amaze those who 
gaze. 

The breeze will make the fire blaze. 

The clause is, " Disease was the cause. 77 

The size of the shoes was guessed with 
ease. 

The result of the contest for honors 
w r as known at the close. 

The disguise was a perfect surprise. 

Close the windows, or the plants will 
freeze. 

The herdsman was praised for his wis- 
dom. 



16 



ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 



B as in Bough. 



Place the tip of the tongue near the roof of the mouth, back 
of the upper gum. Force breath through the aperture thus 
made. The tongue vibrating produces rough R. 



R.— 



Eope 


compare 


perish 


emery 


roll 


before 


future 


emerge 


far 


stir 


creature 


orator 


here 


turn 


verdure 


narrator 


blur 


write 


moisture 


error 


hour 


raise 


rapture 


creditor 


bore 


raspberry 


venture 


mirror 


star 


ravine 


emerald 


corrupt 



The grass is green. 

Roll the coil of rope. 

This work will not compare with that 
done before. 

In an hour we shall see the star. 

Beware ! beware ! the rapids are below 
you. 

The orator stood in the arbor at the 
corner. 

He will recite and write in the future. 

The error caused horror among the 
creditors. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



17 



J or G soft as in Judge. 

Position same as for D, vocalizing the combination Dch. 



J. — Margin 


fragile 


refuge 


gorgeous 


barge 


junior 


frigid 


surge 


join 


journal 


region 


dungeon 


merge 


grudge 


gouge 


gently 


large 


major 


regent 


engine 


discharge 


joggle 


gypsy 


j° n y 


oblige 


germ 


gymnast 


journey 


gem 


mortgage 


coinage 


misjudge 


jump 


jaundice 


dodge 


un joint 


George 


June 


aged 


rejoice 



John will jump from the barge to the 
shore. 

He will discharge George. 

They will join him on the journey. 

The gem is fragile, though large. 

The journal has a wide margin. 

The aged gypsy was sent to the dungeon. 

The joyful junior wore gorgeous jewels. 

The major rejoiced that the mortgage 
was paid. 

The jolly man was formerly a gymnast. 

We were in that frigid region during 
June. 



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ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 



H as in Have, 

Separate the teeth and force the breath forward. 



H.— 



Hill 


hard 


harness 


rehearse 


hood 


hew 


half 


inherent 


held 


high 


hazel 


unhinge 


home 


ha ! ha ! 


health 


unheard 


her 


had 


haunch 


behave 


harp 


heat 


harm 


apprehend 


hurt 


herring 


hammock 


hinder 


horn 


hair 


haggard 


wholly 


hum 


heavy 


hideous 


heaven 



Her home is on a high hill. 

Hugh heard the hoofs of the horse 
strike hard upon the road. 

He kept his hat on his head while in 
the hut. 

" The horn of the hunter was heard on 
the hill." 

He has hurt his hand on the hedge. 

We apprehend an inherent disease. 

The halter hung with the harness on 
the hinge of the door. 

Her heavy hair hung halfway to her 
waist. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



19 



Bs having- the sound of Bz. 


Bz.— Fibs 


ribs 


verbs 


fobs 


clubs 


lobes 


cabs 


describes 


mobs 


cubes 


globes 


shrubs 


rubs 


robes 


orbs 


garbs 


stabs 


glebes 


knobs 


inscribes 


tubs 


crabs 


gibes 


chubs 


cribs 


drubs 


tribes 


snubs 


barbs 


grubs 


imbibes 


throbs 


curbs 


slabs 


hubs 


proscribes 


disturbs 


tubes 


daubs 


dubs 



He curbs the playfulness which dis- 
turbs him. 

The men in the mobs are armed with 
clubs. 

The tubs are hidden in the shrubs. 

He stabs him between the ribs. 

Inscribes and proscribes are used as 
verbs. 

He describes the garbs of the tribes. 

The globes are as large as the cubes. 

She rubs the knobs with oil from the 
tubes. 

He dubs the meadows glebes. 

The robes were hidden under the slabs. 



20 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



Ds or Dz. 



Dz. — Adds 


goods 


abodes 


heads 


clouds 


boards 


succeeds 


herds 


floods 


eludes 


creeds 


swords 


tides 


ladies 


gilds 


fluids 


words 


beholds 


yards 


frauds 


worlds 


birds 


moods 


spreads 


beads 


loads 


ballads 


blades 



The best grades of goods are on these 
two sides. 

Herds of cattle wandered from the 
roads into the woods. 

He reads of the clouds, floods, and tides. 

Hoods are worn by the maids on the 
sleds. 

He succeeds in leveling the yards 
around their abodes. 

The blades of the swords are tarnished 
by the fluids. 

In such moods, she sang the words of 
the ballads with expression. 

The birds fill the woods with melodies. 

He boards the boat before it glides 
down stream. 



ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 21 

JPs as in Maps. 

Ps, — Ropes trumps envelopes shops 



laps 


pumps 


grasps 


usurps 


trips 


lamps 


gapes 


maps 


caps 


stops 


escapes 


gossips 


keeps 


loops 


lips 


reaps 


perhaps 


soaps 


tips 


entraps 


steps 


hopes 


slips 


steps 


crops 


capes 


drops 


leaps 


relapse 


collapse 


limps 


flaps 



We caught a glimpse of the caps and 
the wraps on the steps. 

Perhaps he stops to light the lamps. 

Malice escapes from the lips of the 
gossips. 

He hopes the relapse will be slight. 

The envelopes and maps are in the 
shops. 

The wind flaps the ropes against the 
pumps. 

He leaps from the window and drops 
to the ground. 

He grasps the whips by the loops. 

Reaps, leaps, and flaps all end as keeps. 

He opens his lips when he gapes. 



22 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



St. as in Wrist. 

Care must be taken to give each letter its full and distinct 
sound. 

St.— 



Fists 


strangest 


confessed 


contest 


posts 


nests 


cost 


oppressed 


ghosts 


greatest 


host 


feast 


masts 


frosts 


thirst 


released 


twists 


wrists 


post 


subsist 


joists 


truest 


burst 


practiced 


insists 


finest 


divest 


abstain 


guests 


largest 


exhaust 


digest 



" Amidst the wildest, fiercest blasts, 
He thrusts his fists against the posts 
And still insists he sees the ghosts. " 

The heaviest frosts do not come on the 
coldest nights. 

Request them not to give up the con- 
test without protest. 

His hunger and thirst made the repast 
a feast. 

A host of savages burst in upon the 
almost exhausted men. 

It was confessed that most of the pris- 
oners had been released. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



23 



Sh as in Ash. 



Sh.— 



Shell 


rash 


fiendish 


rush 


wash 


brownish 


sheet 


trash 


lavish 


dash 


ambitious 


bush 


flush 


sham 


crush 


shelf 


propitious 


issue 


crash 


proficient 


initial 


dish 


flash 


pressure 


refresh 


confession 


slush 


nourish 


bishop 


splash 



The dish fell from the shelf with a 
crash. 

A dash of rain will refresh the earth 
and nourish the plants. 

We will cherish the wish. 

Polish will make the shelf shine. 

Shame shall make the face flush. 

They hear the crash of thunder and see 
the flash of light. 

A lavish use of water will wash away 
the brownish hue. 

Under pressure, the ambitious man 
will give up the issue. 



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ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



Ng as in Song, 



Ng.— 



Sting 


meaning 


blossoming 


belong 


string 


clamoring 


clang 


strengthening 


farthing 


gong 


stocking 


awning 


ring 


among 


worrying 


singing 


roaming 


incurring 


gang 


bringing 


coming 


drinking 


roaring 


grazing 


wronging 


fling 


putting 



Kising and leaping, 
Sinking and creeping, 
Swelling and flinging, 
Showering and springing, 
Eddying and whisking, 
Turning and twisting, 
Around and around, 
Collecting, disjecting, 
With endless rebound. 
Smiting and fighting, 
A sight to delight in. 
Confounding, astounding, 
Dizzying and deafening the ear with 
its sound. " 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



25 



Ks as in Asks. 





Equivalent- 


of X. 




Ks. — Shakes 


flax 


revokes 


appendix 


strikes 


relax 


convex 


rooks 


shrinks 


stocks 


barracks 


mocks 


backs 


oxen 


larks 


locks 


docks 


except 


lilacs 


knocks 


flocks 


creaks 


Arctics 


attacks 


looks 


bricks 


wrecks 


books 


ducks 


sacks 


lakes 


vex 


wax 


hoax 


blocks 


prefix 



She shakes the sticks, and strikes them 
on their backs. 

Under the oaks are flocks of ducks. 

All the oxen except one are loaded 
with packs of flax. 

An earthquake shakes the docks. 

" Six thick thistle sticks. " 

The barracks were built of bricks. 

The larks sang in the lilacs on the 
border of the lakes. 

" Stocks " are placed as an appendix in 
the books. 

When she speaks, she will vex them all. 



26 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



Zh.— 



Zh as in Pleasure. 




Glazier 


rouge 


azure 


Parisian 


grazier 


confusion 


elysium 


division 


exposure 


composure 


incision 


profusion 


treasure 


precision 


osier 


illusion 


measure 


usual 


vizier 


adhesion 


leisure 


explosion 


Hoosier 


elision 


seizure 


fusion 


usury 


cohesion 


inclosure 


provision 


infusion 


delusion 



At his leisure, he examined the treas- 
ure hidden within the enclosure. 

He worked with his usual precision 
and composure. 

He took measures for provision in case 
of explosion. 

In conclusion, they expressed pleasure 
at the seizure of the ship. 

The fusion of the parties created con- 
fusion. 

Adhesion and cohesion act quite differ- 
ently. 

The misprision of this passage deceived 
the usurer. 

The Parisian had no illusions. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



27 



Wh as in What (whot). 

Slightly contract the lips, and force breath through them. 

Wh. — Whale whisper whinny Whig 

whang whistle 

wharf whither 

why whisk 

whet whine 

whim whether 

which whiff 



whence whilst 

whereby wharp 

whippoorwill wheel 
whisk wheeze 

when whack 

meanwhile whang 



Why do you whistle, whisper, and 
whine ? 

They saw the whale while they were 
standing on the wharf. 

Which has he, a whip or a whisk ? 

The wheel turns with a whirl. 

Whither does his whim lead him ? 

Meanwhile, wheel the cart wherever 
you wish. 

Whether the wheat is good, is the ques- 
tion, and not whence it came. 

A whiff of smoke caused a whirl of 
excitement among the whist-players. 

The horse whinnies when he nears 
home. 



28 ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



Gz. 



Eggs 


brigs 


legs 


bogs 


slugs 


jigs 


rags 


mugs 


pegs 


hogs 


crags 


cogs 


digs 


wags 


gigs 


logs 


rugs 


fogs 


figs 


begs 


pigs 


hugs 


bags 


bugs 


drags 


hags 


rigs 


flags 


gags 


tugs 


clogs 


dogs 


wigs 


dregs 


nags 


pugs 


lags 


kegs 


jugs 


frogs 


sags 


fags 



She begs him for two mugs of cider. 

Many flags were placed on the brigs. 

The dog's forelegs were broken. 

The contents of two kegs will fill twenty 
jugs. 

The figs were packed in bags. 

The rags hung on the pegs. 

The bugs were crawling over the 
logs. 

He brought seven eggs in a basket. 

The crags were obscured by the fogs. 

The cogs of the wheel are broken. 

The earth from the bogs is damp. 

When he lags, she drags him along. 

The line sags from the weight of the 
rugs upon it. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



29 



Ch as in Such. 



Ch. 



Latch 


pitch 


reach 


thatch 


crutch 


starch 


which 


twitch 


clutch 


wrench 


patch 


pinch 


rich 


wretch 


bleach 


clinch 


much 


hatch 


flinch 


blotch 


fetch 


match 


stitch 


scratch 


botch 


sketch 


Dutch 


stretch 


touch 


preach 


witch 


orchards 


arch 


hitch 


perch 


catch 


leech 


search 


inch 


merchant 



The merchant soon became rich. 

Do not touch the crutch. 

For how much will he bleach the hat ? 

Let us search for apples in the orchard. 

Fetch the starch at the same time. 

The Dutch soldiers did not flinch. 

He will preach to the wretched people. 

Can you reach to the top of the arch ? 

She will sketch the hills which we see 
in the distance. 

The house has a thatched roof and a 
latch to the door. 

Stretch the cloth before you stitch it. 



30 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



.— Cage 


gave 


afraid 


same 


rail 


make 


lane 


aim 


tame 


jail 


wait 


clay 


labor 


slain 


lathe 


save 


fate 


create 


claim 


raisin 


bait 


paid 


base 


wages 


dairy 


face 


ache 


made 


plate 


blame 


mate 


faith 


nasal 


spade 


snail 


bake 


vase 


say 


wade 


April 


cane 


dame 


cave 


cradle 


opaque 


safe 


gray 


main 


bail 


game 



A as in Bay. 

gave afraid ss 

lane aim tl 

clay labor si 

fate create cl 

paid base w 

ache made p^ 

faith nasal sj 

vase say w 

dame cave ci 

gray main bi 

The raisins came from Spain. 

We will wait until you bring the bait. 

Place the vase at the base of the statue. 

You have a right to claim your wages. 

He will be sent to jail if he cannot 
procure bail. 

He waited faithfully, knowing that he 
was safe. 

I will acquaint you in regard to his 
behavior. 

The matron received the aged patient. 

The mayor ordered the bailiff to arrest 
the stranger. 

The traitor did not shun the danger. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



31 



A. 





A as 


in Far. 




Hard 


star 


farm 


cargo 


charge 


calm 


card 


lark 


cigar 


farce 


yard 


launch 


tart 


guava 


sparse 


dart 


laundry 


cart 


bars 


particle 


spark 


lard 


alarm 


farther 


barn 


harm 


harp 


charm 


marvel 


embargo 


calf 


scar 


ardor 


marsh 


balm 


dark 


alms 


arch 


Tartar 


card 



The cart could scarcely pass under the 
arch. 

He asked alms at the farm-house. 

She works hard at the laundry. 

I am charmed that you play the harp. 

In the darkness we saw a star. 

The alarm sounded through the calm 
night. 

The marshy country was sparsely set- 
tled. 

I charge you not to laugh at mistakes. 

The carpet was burned by a spark of 
light. 

The path through the garden led to the 
barn. 



32 



ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 



A. 





A 


as in 


All. 




Wall 


want 


hawk 


almost 


warrant 


malt 


ward 


warm 


balsam 


quarrel 


balk 


warp 


salt 


always 


wallet 


gnaw 


draw 


also 


paltry 


squander 


dawn 


lawn 


falter 


halter 


squash 


walk 


gall 


laurel 


caldron 


wanton 


claw 


thaw 


swampy walrus 


warfare 


fawn 


halt 


palsy 


stalwart haughty 



The wanderer faltered as he neared 
the city. 

Palsy has almost deprived him of the 
use of his limbs. 

I warrant that he will squander all his 
wealth. 

The haughty rulers engaged in warfare. 

In walking about, he lost his wallet. 

The lawn will be watered at dawn. 

The laurel that grows by the wall is in 
bloom. 

The stalwart soldier returned yesterday 
from the war. 

The malt was heated in the caldron. 

The claws of the hawk are long. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



33 





A 


as in At. 




. — Glad 


sank 


hand 


calico 


cancel 


lamb 


land 


dash 


rapid 


captious 


fat 


bade 


span 


tally 


camel 


crag 


hack 


flag 


basket 


barrel 


sash 


rang 


lasso 


castor 


aquatic 


drab 


hath 


cutlass 


cabin 


scatter 


damp 


plan 


avast 


castle 


scratch 


that 


camp 


bassoon 


chapel 


ladder 



The hack was drawn by a span of fine 
horses. 

The old castle contained a chapel. 

The flag was raised amid cheers from 
the camp. 

The barrel was rolled into a corner of 
the cabin. 

According to plan, they dashed into 
the enemy's ranks. 

The camel is a large animal. 

We will cancel the obligation gradually. 

The cattle were caught with a lasso. 

I am glad that he received the badge 
of honor. 

We will travel rapidly through the 
valley. 



34 ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 

E as in Mete. 



E. — Seem 


heat 


deal 


esteem 


believe 


reap 


fear 


keep 


legal 


grievous 


seal 


deem 


beer 


complete 


people 


feed 


peal 


teem 


sweet 


peace 


seat 


deep 


redeem 


fleet 


meager 


mean 


east 


meter 


seizure 


sleep 


weed 


seed 


eaten 


preside 


leisure 


lean 


feel 


here 


receive 


cheap 



The heat of the east room is unbearable. 

I deem it best to sow the seed early. 

He is much esteemed by the legal fra- 
ternity. 

The news of the seizure of the fleet re- 
ceived no credence. 

I hear he has eaten of the poisonous 
weed. 

We believe she will compete for the 
prize. 

A grievous mistake seems to have been 
made by the people. 

The seaman fears more than a breeze. 

They signed the treaty of peace at the 
meeting of the ambassadors. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



35 



E.— 





E as in Met . 




Best 


text 


kept 


feather 


belfry 


set 


went 


mess 


yellow 


weapon 


tent 


help 


west 


dread 


stealth 


mesh 


dead 


when 


jealous 


velvet 


bell 


jest 


death 


length 


thread 


them 


left 


ready 


breadth 


depth 


neck 


wept 


cellar 


meant 


clever 


fled 


peck 


deafness 


effort 


vessel 



The sexton rang the bell until the 
belfry shook. 

I dread to tell you what I meant. 

He procured the weapon by stealth. 

Place the feather near the yellow vel- 
vet. 

He had announced the text when I left. 

The length of the cellar is greater than 
the breadth. 

He was clever to make it appear a jest. 

He went to help them, and did his best. 

He advised them to pitch the tent 
farther west. 

The soldiers wept at the burial of their 
dead. 



36 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



I. 



I as in Time. 



High 


mild 


life 


trial 


reside 


nine 


line 


dine 


smile 


unbind 


wife 


kite 


mind 


rival 


provide 


wine 


wild 


side 


guide 


resign 


tide 


fife 


cider 


find 


untwine 


time 


rind 


combine 


remind 


dislike 


mile 


pint 


sigh 


idea 


size 


nice 


vile 


retire 


incline 


divide 



" Fine white wine vinegar. 77 

High tide always comes at the same 
time. 

Untwine the line of the kite from the 
limb. 

Find a guide to conduct us up the in- 
cline. 

Give me a pint of mild cider. 

I remind you that the trial will affect 
his entire life. 

I cannot be resigned to the idea of liv- 
ing on the isle. 

The five boys will dive for the dime. 

Eetire at nine that you may rise early. 

I dislike to climb a high hill. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



37 



I. 





I 


as in 


Fin. 




Grim 


mint 


ship 


pinch 


filbert 


trip 


spin 


ring 


skillful 


Infant 


king 


missed 


pick 


distance 


liquid 


slim 


flit 


trim 


bitters 


clinch 


wind 


milk 


critic 


instant 


addition 


inch 


sink 


sting 


mists 


confliction 


gift 


kill 


crimson kitchen 


vicious 


this 


wink 


village 


fickle 


suspicion 



The critic was fickle in his decisions. 

The wind dissipated the mists. 

The ship will sink in an instant. 

At a distance the sky seemed crimson. 

This milk will be given to the infant. 

The king bestows many gifts. 

The village physician is skillful. 

The bitter liquid is a tonic. 

A vicious-looking person was arrested 
on suspicion. 

Let us visit the mint in Philadelphia. 

Try to distinguish the difference be- 
tween poetry and mere rhyme. 

In an instant the bell will be heard in 
the kitchen. 



38 



ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 



o.— 





O as in Note. 




Both 


lone 


snow 


hold 


pole 


torn 


hole 


grow 


road 


notate 


bone 


port 


post 


coarse 


sword 


pork 


host 


toad 


mote 


aroma 


cone 


home 


yoke 


soar 


soda 


more 


glow 


vocal 


gory 


sofa 


zone 


loaf 


floral 


foliage 


foam 


fort 


coax 


poet 


postage 


compose 



The shadow of the trees darkened the 
road. 

The broken yoke caused the accident. 

She sees her home from the port. 

The sword was found under the sofa. 

A host of singers assisted in the chorus. 

The vocal score was held for postage. 

The nose and throat are sensitive to 
cold. 

Can he compose a class poem ? 

No bones were broken, but both were 
bruised. 

In that zone, the foliage was luxuriant. 

The red glow upon the snow will soon 
disappear. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



39 



O.— 





O as in Not. 




Doll 


pond 


clock 


soften 


lozenge 


frog 


shop 


plod 


folly 


sonnet 


mock 


song 


shot 


modern 


volley 


soft 


flog 


drop 


belong 


honor 


loss 


bond 


form 


commerce 


model 


long 


stop 


cough 


comic 


chop 


moth 


toss 


forgot 


forehead 


bother 


loft 


dock 


honest 


ostrich 


extol 



He forgot to reward the honest man. 

They toss the hay into the loft. 

She sent a sonnet instead of a song. 

To try to stop the horse was folly. 

A fable was written about the frog and 
the ostrich. 

But one volley was shot from the can- 
non. 

It w^ill be long before the vessel will 
reach the dock. 

We desire a correct statement of the 
profits and losses. 

The log rolled into the pond. 

The workman made a model of the 
clock. 



40 



ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 



u. 



-Pure 
huge 
duke 
tube 
mule 
cube 
tune 
fume 



IT as in Mute. 

subdue universe statue 



muse 

duty 

refute 

few 

during 

beauty 

student 



bugle 


mutable 


view 


costume 


cuticle 


volume 


usual 


obtuse 


tribute 


dilute 


human 


imbue 


amuse 


infuse 



music 
indue 
unit 
excuse 
pursue 
acute 
compute cubic 

The blue paint is in the short tube. 

Few of the students can compute so 
rapidly. 

The beauty of the statue made it fa- 
mous throughout the universe. 

He was usually excused during the 
afternoon. 

The subdued tones of the bugle were 
heard. 

In feudal days, the duke paid tribute 
to his sovereign. 

The child was amused by the antics of 
the mule. 

An obtuse angle is greater than an 
acute angle. 

The argument was completely refuted. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 41 

U as in Up. 

\] m — But gush custom sudden hubbub 

dull summon justice lovely flutter 

ciip rust crusty muscle butter 

drum smuggle enough musket ruddy 

numb robust younger rudder stubborn 

lump buff bucket current cluster 

sun summit unjust glutton trumpet 

dusk tumble sullen custard dust 

trust sudden upright cutter flutter 

The custard and the butter were of the 
same color. 

Suddenly a shot from the musket struck 
him. 

The bucket and the cup were rusty. 

Training the muscles is conducive to a 
robust frame and a ruddy complexion. 

The smuggler was brought to justice. 

I will trust the dull pupil. 

The rudder was turned by the current. 

She will come between sundown and 
dusk. 

The excitement is enough for one day. 

The younger brother was the more 
upright. 



42 



ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 



O as in Move or oo in Food. 



O. — Tomb 


tool 


tooth 


balloon 


troop 


hoof 


rood 


noon 


doing 


boot 


hoop 


moon 


soon 


remove 


boon 


mood 


loop 


do 


bamboo 


improve 


lose 


whose 


school 


cocoon 


loser 


room 


too 


bosom 


wound 


spoon 


doom 


smooth 


soot 


undo 


noose 


prove 


sloop 


gloom 


aloof 


babo~on 



The moon is sometimes visible at noon. 

Undo the fastenings of the balloon. 

Will the wound prove fatal ? 

The tools were worn smooth. 

He was doomed to lose his life too soon. 

The bamboo chair was placed in the 
room. 

The covering was removed from the 
cocoon. 

The troops had improved in discipline. 

You will be reproved if you are absent 
from school. 

We soon saw the sloop whose loss was 
reported. 

What are you doing with that spoon ? 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 43 

Oo as in Booh or U in Pull. 



Oo.— Nook 


cook 


look 


cushion 


pulpit 


hood 


bush 


shook 


fully 


bullet 


could 


puss 


rook 


bushel 


butcher 


foot 


wool 


bull 


pulley 


bullion 


good 


push 


book 


woolen 


would 


brook 


put 


woodbine 


pudding 


should 


hook 


full 


cuckoo 


pullet 


took 



The rook built a nest in the woodbine. 

The cushion in the pulpit was trimmed 
with bullion fringe. 

The bullet was fully as large as a 
hickory-nut. 

The shooks were sent to the Indies for 
the fruits. 

The cook spoiled the pudding in bak- 
ing. 

The puss watched the cuckoo on the 
bush. 

A good book is our best companion. 

The movable pulley was hooked to the 
wall. 

The woolen hood would have been more 
comfortable. 



44 ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 

Oi as in Toil, or oy in Boy. 



Oi. — Join 


foil 


poise 


adjoin 


hoyden 


soil 


oil 


voice 


anoint 


joiner 


loin 


coin 


avoid 


adroit 


poison 


noise 


spoil 


noisy 


cloister 


coy 


joint 


destroy 


foible 


purloin 


convoy 


broil 


alloy 


toilet 


rejoice 


moiety 


point 


royal 


exploit 


boiling 


groin 


quoit 


annoy 


loiter 


toil 


voyage 


coil 


ahoy 


moisten 


loyal 


joyful 



Ask the boys to avoid making too much 
noise. 

We rejoice that she has such a fine 
voice. 

Do not loiter about the cloister. 

We will join you at some distant point. 

The soil requires moisture. 

The coin is twenty parts alloy. 

The quoit was adroitly poised in the 
air. 

Some tools were purloined from the 
joiner. 

A moiety of that poison is sufficient to 
destroy life. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



45 



On.- 



Ou as in 


Thou. 




Loud 


ground 


recount 


announce 


flour 


vouch 


cloud 


thou 


gout 


found 


out 


abound 


noun 


scour 


devout 


redound 


pout 


shout 


hour 


arouse 


pound 


mound 


thousand 


pronounce 


mouth 


bough 


surround 


bounty 


ounce 


proud 


count 


boundary 


sound 


fount 


around 


sour 


shroud 


rebound 


about 


mount 



The boughs were placed on the mound. 

In an hour the sky was filled with 
clouds. 

The fort was surrounded by thousands. 

Flowers grew around the fount. 

Open the mouth well to sound the 
vowels. 

We will arouse you with shouts. 

He was proud of his renown. 

Pronounce distinctly and somewhat 
loudly. 

Sixteen ounces make one pound. 

He announced that he had found the 
account. 



46 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



Words Ending in u ness" 



Care should 

Goodness 

wilderness 

boldness 

business 

weakness 

profuseness 

drunkenness 

happiness 

dumbness 

uneasiness 

numbness 

idleness 

thickness 



be taken to give 

fitness 

illness 

stillness 

sickness 

lightness 

womanliness 

perverseness 

sullenness 

comeliness 

richness 

roundness 

smoothness 

brightness 



e instead of u. 

coarseness 

whiteness 

clearness 

roughness 

fussiness 

ghostliness 

laziness 

dizziness 

clumsiness 

fineness 

carelessness 

wholesomeness 

calmness 



The boldness of the plan caused some 
uneasiness. 

Happiness is the result of goodness. 

Drunkenness was his one weakness. 

He acted with his usual sullenness and 
perverseness. 

The paper was selected on account of 
its whiteness and smoothness. 

The fitness of the fabric depended upon 
its fineness. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



47 



Le. 

Avoid giving sound of EL 



Little 


simple 


sample 


cradle 


ample 


brittle 


dimple 


cuddle 


fondle 


dangle 


rattle 


sickle 


kindle 


prattle 


trickle 


giggle 


dazzle 


couple 


cackle 


wrinkle 


feeble 


trample 


muzzle 


fickle 


puzzle 


crumble 


crumple 


nimble 


bungle 


spindle 


scuttle 


bottle 


struggle 


shuffle 


cattle 


fiddle 


buckle 


settle 


double 


cobble 




El Final. 




Nickel 


label 


level 


camel 


rebel 


vessel 


hovel 


pommel 


model 


travel 


shovel 


funnel 


novel 


satchel 


gruel 


lintel 


tunnel 


revel 


towel 


gavel 


gospel 


channel 


cruel 


scoundrel 


tassel 


flannel 


parcel 


shrivel 


sorrel 


kernel 


duel 


weasel 


tinsel 


trowel 


quarrel 


easel 


fuel 


bevel 


pickerel 


bowel 



48 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 





Words 


Ending 


IN u y." 






Avoid giving the sound of "ee." 




Lightly 


penny 


story 


naughty 


shanty 


glassy 


cleanly 


county 


celery 


factory 


carry 


steady 


treaty 


honey 


truly 


swampy 


very 


pity 


comely 


fully 


gaudy 


lively 


body 


monkey 


roomy 


gaily 


any 


lily 


duty 


hurry 


fairy 


dirty 


navy 


parsley 


empty 


quarry 


only 


mercy 


buggy 


worry 



" Lightly row ! lightly row ! 
O'er the glassy waves we go." 

Carry the child across the swampy field. 

Give the boy a penny to take the pars- 
ley and celery. 

Tell the story fully and truly. 

The navy comprised eight hundred 
forty ships. 

The treaty was signed only after a lively 
discussion. 

Do not hurry, and never worry. 

The buggy was made at the factory. 

The peony is more gaudy than the lily. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



49 



Words having the Sound of U as 
in Mute. 

This letter should receive special attention and daily drill. 
Teach the pupils that this sound is exactly the same as " you." 



Beauty 


ensue 


plume 


cure 


excuse 


assume 


mutual 


duty 


indue 


dupe 


Luna 


steward 


knew 


stupid 


pew 


stupor 


cucumber 


salute 


tulip 


tune 


news 


opportune 


neuter 


refute 


view 


exclusive 


educe 


acute 


numerous 


reduce 


suitable 


institute 


renew 


abusive 


fuse 


new 


cupola 


durable 


fume 


Nubia 


lucid 


pure 


blue 


cube 


mute 



The pure air will effect a cure. 

He was excused for a few minutes. 

Institute will be held on Tuesday. 

I knew that he would give a lucid ex- 
planation. 

A mutual concession ensued. 

Stupor followed the acute pain. 

The cupola was not suitable for the 
building. 

He will assume the duties of steward. 

The fumes from iodine are blue. 



50 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



Words containing Th as in There. 



Withstand 


loathe 


southern 


lathe 


those 


weather 


beneath 


writhe 


blithe 


father 


lithe 


rather 


thither 


thence 


seethe 


further 


fathom 


breathe 


with 


wither 


theirs 


bother 


underneath 


smother 


scythe 


northern 


wreathe 


hither 


whither 


leather 


clothe 


feather 


farthing 


that 


bequeath 


nether 


thine 


other 


sheathe 


bathe 



They blithely traveled thither. 

The boat sank beneath the seething 
waves. 

His uncle did not bequeath him a 
farthing. 

The smoke was so dense that he could 
scarcely breathe. 

The wheel is underneath the lathe. 

We will be clothed in other raiment. 

Father is gone to the northern part of 
the state. 

I would rather have the feather. 

Whither is he going with his brother ? 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



51 



Ce, si, ti, ci, representing the Sound 

OF "Sh." 



Foundation 


commission 


assertion 


suspicion 


precaution 


transgression 


formation 


possession 


relation 


mansion 


plantation 


exultation 


initial 


conscription 


recreation 


ocean 


distinction 


impression 


pension 


protection 


separation 


ancient 


creation 


persecution 


partial 


depression 


perception 


equation 


erection 


meditation 


emotion 


completion 


action 


profession 


objection 


correction 


ambition 


admiration 


detention 


musician 


perfection 


associate 



To procure a pension was his ambition. 

He chose the profession of musician. 

There was a suspicion that the founda- 
tion was not firm. 

Admiration was expressed at the per- 
fection of the work. 

He took possession of the plantation. 

There was no objection to the assertion. 



52 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



Words containing silent T. 



Mortgage 


Christmas 


hostler 


jostle 


christen 


wrestle 


hasten 


hustle 


often 


chestnut 


epistle 


glisten 


soften 


fasten 


apostle 


pestle 


castle 


bustle 


thistle 


bristle 


listen 


nestle 


whistle 


gristle 


trestle 


isthmus 


chasten 


rustle 



The child will be christened at Christmas. 

She goes to the castle often. 

He read the first epistle to the apostle 
Paul. 

They listened to the music, softened by 
the distance. 

He will whistle when he reaches the 
chestnut-tree. 

He hastened to escape the jostle of the 
crowd. 

He was wretched because the mortgage 
remained unpaid. 

Moisten the bouquet to freshen it. 

The dew on the thistle glistens in the 
sunlight. 

The isthmus was crossed by a trestle. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



53 



Words Difficult of Enunciation. 



Text 


twelfths 


acts 


distinct 


perplexed 


fifths 


asked 


months 


next 


tenths 


risked 


shrewd 


betwixt 


sixths 


attacked 


shrinks 


taxed 


sevenths 


tasked 


shrine 


mixed 


ninths 


basked 


tracts 


relaxed 


eighths 


masked 


thrusts 


coaxed 


elevenths 


amongst 


government 


fixed 


thirteenths 


5 amidst 


depths 


boxed 


hundredths leagued 


spheres 


waxed 


thousandths rigged 


Christ's sake 


Priests 


respects 


withes 


deafened 


gifts 


shrimps 


lengths 


dwarfed 


hosts 


prompt 


strengthened gasps 


shrieks 


thwarts 


lengthened 


colts 


chasms 


attempts 


changed 


blasts 


writhes 


didst 


maddened 


punctuate 


Sense and cents 


close 


and clothes 


dense 


" dents 


tens 


" tends 


mince 


" mints 


prince 


" prints 


tense 


" tents 


ax 


" acts 


tracks 


" tracts 


sex 


" sects 


instance 


" instants 


relics 


" relicts 


condemn 


" contemn 


innocence 


" innocents 


false 


" faults 


wander 


" wonder 



54 ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 

Sentences to receive Especial Care 
in Articulation. 

Don't you hurt your hand. 

Did you bid your friend good-bye ? 

Can't you find your hat ? 

Won't you write your name ? 

The three divisions inarched in differ- 
ent directions. 

"The sea ceaseth, and it sufficeth us." 

We found your hat and your cane. 

" Shall she sell sea-shells? " 

I wish you a merry Christmas. 

These islands are in the midst of the 
tropics. 

Didn't you say that the Arctic Ocean 
lies around the North Pole ? 

Wouldn't you prefer to live in the 
Temperate Zone? 

Einse the ink from the glass. 

Did you cross the creek in coming ? 

Everybody will attend the meeting. 

Catch the ball when it comes down. 

I have a great deal to say to you. 



ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 55 

The goods are not at all satisfactory. 

Take tape to tie the cape. 

Lucy likes light literature. 

"The splendor falls on castle walls.' 7 

He told me that he tolled the bell. 

" The strife ceaseth, and the good man 
rejoiceth. 77 

Hers was an eventful life. 

"The rain ceaseth, and it ceaseth to 
rain. 77 

Did you say a nice house or an ice- 
house ? 

"Did you say you saw the spirit sigh, 
or the spirit's eye, or the spirit's sigh? 7 ' 

" I said I saw the spirit 7 s eye ; not the 
spirit sigh, nor the spirit 7 s sigh. 77 

"He spoke of it particularly, and per- 
emptorily declared it inexplicable." 

"She uttered a shrill shriek, and shrank 
from the shriveled form. 77 

" The cell door opened as he ceased to 
speak. 77 

The poetry was written by an aged 
dwarf. 



56 ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 

WHISPERING EXERCISE. 

" Little Nell was dead. No sleep so 
beautiful and calm, so free from trace of 
pain, so fair to look upon. She seemed 
a creature fresh from the hand of God, 
and waiting for the breath of life ; not 
one who had lived, and suffered death. 
Her couch was dressed with here and 
there some winter-berries and green 
leaves, gathered in a spot she had been 
used to favor. 

" 'When I die, put near me something 
that has loved the light, and had the sky 
above it always. 7 These were her words. 77 

" There is a calm for those who weep, 
A rest for weary pilgrims found ; 
They softly lie and sweetly sleep, 
Low in the ground. 

"The storm that sweeps the wintry sky 
No more disturbs their deep repose 
Than summer evening 7 s latest sigh, 
That shuts the rose. 77 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 57 

"And once behind a rick of barley, 
Thus looking out, did Harry stand ; 

The moon was full, and shining clearly, 
And crisp with frost the stubble land. 

He hears a noise — he's all awake — 
Again ! On tiptoe down the hill 

He softly creeps. " 

"Nay, now, my child," said Alice the 
nurse ; 

" But keep the secret all ye can." 
She said, " Not so : but I will know 

If there be any faith in man." 

"Knitting, knitting, knitting, 
Round after round, 

Each the last interlocking, 
Our earnest efforts this evening crowned 

With a completed stocking." 

" Never here, forever there, 
Where all parting, pain and care, 
And death and time shall disappear. 

Forever there, but never here ! 



58 ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 

The horologe of eternity 
Sayeth this incessantly : 

Forever — never ! 

Never — forever ! " 



PERSEVERANCE. 

Have pupils enunciate each word distinctly, giving special 
attention to the final sounds. 

After being clearly enunciated, these stories may be used as 
reproduction exercises in intermediate grades. 

"Will you give my kite a. lift?" said 
my little nephew to his sister, after try- 
ing in vain to make it fly by dragging 
it along the ground. 

Lucy very kindly took it up, and threw 
it into the air ; but her brother, neglect- 
ing to run off at the same moment, the 
kite fell down again. 

" Ah ! now, how awkward you are ! " said 
the little fellow. 

" It was your fault entirely/ 7 answered 
his sister. 

" Try again, children/ 7 said I. "There 
is an old proverb which says ' Persever- 
ance conquers all things. 7 77 

C. Elizabeth. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 59 

AN UNWELCOME VISITOR. 

A person who called one day at a 
house at which his visits had been more 
frequent than welcome, was told by the 
servant that her master had gone away. 

"Oh, well, never mind," said he, "1 
will speak with the mistress.' 7 

" She has also gone out, sir/ 7 the maid 
replied. 

Not liking to be denied admission, the 
man said, " As it is a cold day, I will step 
in and sit by the fire a few moments. 77 

"Ah, sir, but that has gone out too, 77 
said the girl; by which time the luckless 
visitor concluded that it was best for him 
to stay out. 



LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE. 

As a man who was deeply involved in 
debt was walking in the street with a very 
melancholy air, one of his acquaintances 
asked him why he was so sorrowful. 



60 ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 

" Alas ! " said he, "I am in a state of 
insolvency." 

" Well," said his friend, " if that is the 
case, it is not you but your creditors who 
ought to wear a woeful countenance." 



SHREWDNESS. 

A Highlander who sold brooms went 
into a barber's shop in Glasgow to be 
shaved. The barber took one of his 
brooms, and, after having shaved him, 
asked the price of it. "Twopence," said 
the Highlander. "No, no," said the 
shaver, " I will give you a penny, and 
if that does not satisfy you, take your 
broom again." The Highlander took it, 
and asked what he had to pay. "A 
penny," says the barber. "I'll give 
you a half-penny," says Duncan, "and 
if that does not satisfy you, put on my 
beard again." 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 61 

CHERRIES OF HAMBURG. 

"In the early part of the sixteenth cen- 
tury cherries were very rare in Germany. 
A citizen of Hamburg, named Wolf, had 
in the middle of the town a walled garden 
in which he had gathered the rarest of 
cherry-trees ; and by constant watchful- 
ness, he alone possessed healthy cherry- 
trees, bearing the juiciest cherries. 

"■All who wished cherries must go to 
him, and he sold them at the highest 
prices. One season when his cherry-trees 
were in blossom, and giving promise of 
an abundant crop, a war broke out in the 
north of Germany, in which Hamburg 
was invaded. The city was besieged, and 
so surrounded by the enemy that no help 
could reach it. 

" Slowly they consumed all the provis- 
ions that were stored, and famine was 
staring them in the face. 

"Meanwhile the enemy had grown more 
fierce without ; the heat was intense and 



62 ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 

had dried up the brooks and springs, so 
that the besiegers were becoming wild 
with thirst. It made them more savage, 
and the commanding general would listen 
to no terms, but swore to destroy the city 
and to put all the inhabitants, soldiers 
and old men, women and children, to the 
sword. 

"Wolf thought of these things as he 
returned to his garden after a week's 
fighting with the enemy. In his absence 
the cherries had ripened fast, and were 
now superb, fairly bursting with the red 
juice. A sudden thought came to him as 
he looked at the cherries, and a hope 
arose that he might yet save his fellow- 
townsmen. 

" He brought together all the children of 
the town, to the number of three hundred, 
and had them dressed wholly in white. 
He brought them into his orchard and 
loaded each with a branch heavy with 
rich, juicy cherries, and marshaling them, 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 63 

sent them out of the city to the camp of 
the enemy. 

" The besieging general saw the pro- 
cession drawing near, concealed by the 
boughs they were carrying, and suspected 
some trick. 

"Then he was told that they were chil- 
dren of Hamburg who had heard that he 
and his army were suffering from thirst, 
and were bringing luscious cherries to 
quench it. He was very angry, thinking 
that they had come to mock him, and 
declared that he would have them put to 
death before his eyes. 

"But when the procession came before 
him, and he saw the poor children, so 
pale, so worn by hunger, his heart was 
touched. He was filled with pity, and 
tears came into his eyes ; what the war- 
riors of the town could not do the children 
did ; — they vanquished the hard heart. 

" That evening the little cherry-bearers 
returned to the city, and with them went 



64 ENUNCIATION* AND AKTICULATION. 

a great procession of carts filled with pro- 
visions for the starving people ; and the 
very next day a treaty of peace was signed. 
" In memory of this event, the people 
of Hamburg every year keep a festival, 
called the Feast of the Cherries. The 
children of the city, clad in white, march 
through the streets holding green boughs, 
to which the people hasten to tie bunches 
of cherries ; only now the children are 
chubby and merry, and they eat the cher- 
ries themselves, " 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 65 

THE LAST LEAF. 

I saw him once before 
As he passed by the door, 

And again 
The pavement stones resound 
As he totters o'er the ground 

With his cane. 

They say that in his prime, 
Ere the pruning-knife of Time 

Cut him down, 
Not a better man was found 
By the Crier on his round 

Through the town. 

But now he walks the streets, 
And he looks at all he meets 

Sad and wan ; 
And he shakes his feeble head, 
That it seems as if he said, 

" They are gone/' 

The mossy marbles rest 
On the lips that he has prest 
In their bloom, 



66 ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 

And the names he loved to hear 
Have been carved for many a year 
On the tomb. 

My grandmamma has said — 
Poor old lady, she is dead 

Long ago — 
That he had a Eoman nose, 
And his cheek was like a rose 

In the snow. 

But now his nose is thin, 
And it rests upon his chin 

Like a staff ; 
And a crook is in his back, 
And a melancholy crack 

In his laugh. 

I know it is a sin 
For me to sit and grin 

At him here ; 
But the old three-cornered hat, 
And the breeches, and all that, 

Are so queer ! 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 67 

And if I should live to be 
The last leaf upon the tree 

In the spring, 
Let them smile, as I do now, 
At the old forsaken bough 

Where I cling. 

O. W. Holmes. 



68 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



KEY TO PRONUNCIATION. 



Long 


a 


as 


in 


ate, 


marked 


a 


Italian 


a 


u 


a 


arm, 


cc 


a 


Broad 


a 


u 


cc 


all, 


cc 


a 


Short 


a 


u 


cc 


at, 


cc 


a 


Short Italian 


a 


a 


cc 


ask, 


cc 


a 


Long 


e 


cc 


cc 


eat, 


cc 


e 


Short 


e 


u 


cc 


let, 


cc 


e 


Tilde 


e 


a 


cc 


term, 


cc 


e 


Long 


i 


u 


cc 


mine, 


cc 


I 


Short 


i 


u 


cc 


tin, 


cc 


i 


Long 





u 


cc 


rope, 


cc 





Short 





a 


cc 


top, 


cc 










a 


cc 


or, 


cc 


5 


Long 


00 


a 


cc 


loop, 


cc 


do or o 


Short 


00 


a 


cc 


foot, 


cc 


do 


Long 


u 


a 


cc 


mute, 


cc 


u 


Short 


u 


u 


cc 


cup, 


cc 


u 




u 


u 


cc 


put, 


cc 


u 


Hard 


9 


a 


cc 


get, 


g or unmarked. 


Hard 


th 


u 


cc 


this, 


th 




Soft 


th 


cc 


cc 


thin, 


unmarked. 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



69 



WORDS COMMONLY MISPRONOUNCED. 



Abdomen 

accent (verb) 

acclimate 

address (noun or verb) 

accept 

acoustics 

adult 

adept (noun or adj.) 

Adonis 

again 

aggrandize 

aerate 

ailanthus 

alien 

albumen 

aldine 

ally 

almond 

Antarctic 

antipodes 

altercation 

amenable 

Amherst 

anchovy 

Andronicus 



ab do 7 men 
ac cent' 
ac cli' mate 
ad dress' 
ac cept' 
a cow' sties 
a dult' 
a dept' 
A do 7 nis 
a gen' 
ag' grand Iz 
a' e rate 
ai Ian' tus 
al' yen 
al bti' men 
ar dm 

a' mund 
Ant ark' tic 
an tip' o des 
al ter ca' tion 
a me' na bl 
Am' erst 
an cho' vi 
An dro ni' ciis 



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ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



animalcule 

Arabic 

Arctic 

Asia 

Aphrodite 

apotheosis 

apparatus 

attacked 

assets 

aureola 

Arkansas 

arid 

aroma 

artificer 

asbestos 

atheneum 

Avon 



an 1 mar cule 
Ar' a bic 
Arctic 
A'shia 
Af ro di' te 
ap o the' o sis 
ap a ra' tus 
at tackt' 
as' sets 
au re' o la 
Ar kan' sas 
ar'id 
a ro' ma 
ar tif ' 1 cer 
as bes' tos 
ath e ne' iim 
A' von 



Bade 

betroth 

balm 

balsamic 

bastinado 

Beethoven 

bellows 

benzine 

biography 



bad 

be troth' 

bam 

bal sam' ic 

bas tin a' do 

Ba' to ven 

bel' lus 

ben' zin 

bi og' ra phy 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



71 



bitumen 


bi tu' men 


bomb 


bum 


bombast 


bum' bast 


bouquet 


boo ka' 


blatant 


bla' tant 


bivouac 


biv' wak 


bowling 


bowl' ing 


bromide 


bro' mid 


bowsprit 


bo' sprit 


bromine 


bro' mm 


bronchitis 


bron ki' tis 


bravo 


bra' vo 


brigand 


brig 7 and 


brooch 


broch 


bulwark 


bull' wark 


buoyant 


bwoy' ant 


burlesque 


bur lesk' 


breeches 


britch es 


bowie knife 


bo'e nif 


Bozzaris 


Bot sar' Is 


Bologne 


Bo Ion' ya 


Cairo (in Egypt) 


Ki'ro 


Cairo (in U.S.) 


Ka'ro 


calliope 


cal If o pe 


caloric 


ca lor' ic 


canine 


ca nine 7 



72 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



cantatrice 

capitoline 

Capuchin 

carbine 

Caribbean 

Caucasian 

Caucasus 

cayenne 

cement (verb) 

cement (noun) 

cerebral 

cerement 

chastisement 

Cherubini 

Chicago 

chimpanzee 

chirography 

chiropodist 

chloride 

chlorine 

choleric 

cinchona 

Cincinnati 

cleanly (adj.) 

cleanly (adv.) 

coadjutor 

coterie 



can ta tre'cha 
cap' it o lm 
cap yoo shen' 
car 7 bin 
Car ib be' an 
K6 ka' shan 
Ko' ka sus 
ka en 7 
se ment' 
sem' ent 
ser' e bral 
ser' ment 
chas' tiz ment 
Karoo be' ne 
She ko go 
chim pan' ze 
ki rog' ra f 1 
ki rop' o dist 
klo' rid 
klo' rm 
kol' er Ik 
sin ko 7 na 
Sin sin a' ti 
klen' li 
klen'li 
ko ad jti'tor 
ko te re" 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



73 



coupon 

courier 

covetous 

creek 

colosseum 

combatant 

comparable 

comrade 

concentrate 

condolence 

confiscate 

conjure (to adjure) 

conjure (to charm) 

consummate 

contour 

contumacy 

contumely 

conversant 

coquetry 

cornet 

courteous 

Crimea 

Crimean 

cupola 

curacoa 

Cyclades 



koo' pon 
koo' ri er 
kuv' et iis 
krek 

kol os se' iim 
kom' bat ant 
kom' par a bl 
kom' rade 
kon' sen trate 
kon do' lens 
kon' f is kate 
kon jur' 
kun'jur 
kon sum' mat 
kon toor' 
kon' tu ma si 
kon' tu me li 
kon' ver sant 
ko kef ri 
kor'net 
kur' te iis 
Krim e' a 
Krim' e an 
ku' po la 
ku ra so' 
sik' la des 



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ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 



Dado 
damning 
decade 
deficit 

Delhi (in India) 
Delhi (in U.S.) 
demesne 
demise 
demoniacal 
designate 
despicable 
didactic 
diphtheria 
disarm 
dishonest 
disputable 
dissociate 
docile 
dolorous 
donative 

dramatis persons 
dromedary 
delicate 
demonstrative 
dessert 
desultory- 
diplomacy 



da/ do 
dam' mg 
dek' ad 
def ' is it 
del'e 

del' hi 

de men' 

de miz' 

dem o ni' ac al 

des' lg nate (not dez) 

des' pik a bl 

did ak' tik 

dif the 7 ri a 

diz arm' 

diz on' est 

dis' pu ta bl 

dis so' she at 

dos'il 

dor o riis 

don' a tiv 

dram' a tis per so' ne 

drum' e da ri 

del' i kat 

de mon' stra tiv 

dez zert' 

des' iil to ri (not dez) 

di plo' ma cy 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 75 



Enervate 


e ner' vat 


elgin 


el gin (hard g) 


Elizabethan 


E liz' a beth an 


elysium 


e lizh' 1 um 


emendation 


em en da' shun 


enfranchise 


en f ran' chiz 


equable 


e' qua bl 


erato 


er' a to 


Eurydice 


Yti rid' is e 


exemplar 


egz em' plar 


exhaust 


egz host 


exhibit 


egz hib'it 


exile 


eks' il 


exotic 


egz of lk 


exquisite 


eks' kwiz it 


extant 


eks' tant 


extol 


eks tol' 


educate 


ed' yu cat 


engine 


en'jm 


epizootic 


ep 1 zo of lk 


European 


Yu ro pe' an 


Facile 


fas'il 


falcon 


fSkn 


falconer 


f o' kn er 


faucet 


f 6' set 


February 


Feb' roo il ri 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



fetid 


fet'id 


finale 


f e na' la 


finance 


fin suns' 


financier 


fin an ser' 


flaccid 


flax' sid 


flaunt 


flant 


floral 


flo' ral 


florist 


flo' rist 


forbade 


for bad' 


fountain 


f own' tin 


frontier 


front' er 


fugue 


fug 


Gallows 


gal' liis 


gallant (noun) 


gal ant' 


gallant (meaning polite) 


gal ant' 


gallant (brave) 


gal' ant 


gaol 


jal 


gaseous 


gaz' e iis 


gauntlet 


gant' let 


gaunt 


gant 


genealogy 


jen e al'o ji 


Genoa 


Jen' o a 


geyser 


gi' ser 


ghoul 


gool 


giaour 


jowr 


glacial 


gla' shal 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



77 



gladiolus 


gla dr o lils 


glamour 


gla' mo~or 


gneiss 


nis 


God 


God 


Goliath 


Go If ath (not ah) 


gondola 


gon' do la 


gormand 


gor' mand 


government 


guv' ern ment 


granary 


gran' a ri 


gratis 


gra' tis 


grimace 


grim ace' 


grimalkin 


grim al' km 


grimy 


gri mi 


groat 


grot 


guild 


gild 


gum arabic 


giim ar' a bik 


gibberish 


gib' ber ish (not jib) 


Halcyon 


hal' si on 


harass 


har' as 


half 


haf 


haunch 


hanch 


haunt 


hant 


hearth 


harth 


Hebe 


He' be 


hecatomb 


hek' a toom 


heinous 


ha' nils 



78 



ENUNCIATION AND AKTICULATION. 



Hemans 
heraldic 
herculean 
heroine 
hirsute 
homeopathist 
homeopathy- 
horologe 
hospitable 
hovel 
hussar 
hydrangea 
hydropathy 
hymeneal 
hyperbole 
hypochondriac 
hypogastric 



Hen/ anz 
he ral' dik 
her ku' le an 
her' o in 
hir sut' 

ho me op' a thist 
ho me op' a thi 
hor' o loj 
hos' pit a bl 
hov el 
hooz ar' 
hi dran' je a 
hi drop' a thi 
hi men e' al 
hi per' bo le 
hip o kon' dri ak 
hip o gas' trik 



Idumea 

ignoramus 

illustrate 

imbroglio 

implacable 

indecorous 

indisputable 

industry 

inquiry 



id u me' a 
ig no ra' mus 
ll lus' trat 
1m brol' yo 
im pla' ka bl 
in de ko' rus 
in dis' pu ta bl 
in' dus tri 
in kwi' ri 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 79 



interesting 


in' ter est mg 


interpolate 


in ter' po lat 


iodine 


r o dm 


Iphigenia 


If 1 j e ni' a 


irremediable 


lr re me' di a bl 


irreparable 


Ir rep 7 a ra bl 


irrevocable 


lr rev' o ka bl 


Islam 


Iz' lam 


isotherm 


T so therm 


instead 


in sted' 


Jalap 


jar ap 


Japheth 


Ja' f eth 


jaundice 


jan' dis 


javelin 


jav lin 


jocund 


jok' und 


joust 


just 


jugular 


ju' gu lar 


juvenile 


ju' ve nil 


Lamentable 


lam' ent a bl 


landau 


lan'd6 


Laocoon 


la ok' o on 


latent 


la' tent 


launch 


lanch 


laundry- 


Ian' dri 


legate 


leg 7 at 



80 



ENUNCIATION AND AETICULATION. 



leisure 


le' zhur 


Lethe 


le'the 


lettuce 


let' is 


lever 


le' ver 


licorice 


lik' o ris 


lien 


le'en 


lineament 


lin' e a ment 


literati 


lit er a' tl 


livelong 


liv' long 


loath 


loth (not loth) 


luxuriance 


lugs yoo' ri ans 


luxury 


liik' shoo ri 


lyceum 


li se' um 


lenient 


len' i ent 


Magazine 


mag a zen' 


maintain 


men tan 7 


maintenance 


main' te nance 


mandarin 


man da reen' 


matron 


ma' tron 


magna charta 


magna kar'ta 


mall 


mal 


maniacal 


ma ni' a kal 


maritime 


mar' it im 


marquis 


mar kwis 


massacre 


mas' a ker 


master 


mas' ter 






ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



81 



mausoleum 


mo so le' iim 


mediocre 


me' di o kr 


meerschaum 


mer' shorn 


melodrama 


mel o dra' ma 


meningitis 


men in ji' tis 


mercantile 


mer' kan til 


mesmerism 


mez' mer izm 


microscopy 


ml kros' ko pi 


Milan 


Mir an 


mischievous 


mis' che vus 


misconstrue 


mis kon strdo' 


mistletoe 


miz' 1 to 


moire antique 


mwor antek' 


mongrel 


miing' grel 


monogram 


mon o gram 


monomania 


mon o ma' ni a 


moribund 


mor' i bund 


morphine 


mor' fin 


moths 


mothz 


mountain 


moun' tin 


museum 


mu ze' iim 


mythology 


mith ol' o ji 


Nape 


nap 


naiad 


na' yad 


nascent 


nas' ent 


nauseous 


no' shiis 



82 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



national 


nash' tin al 


nectarine 


nek 7 tar in 


nicety 


nis' e ti 


nicotine 


nik' o tin 


nomad 


nom' ad 


nonpareil 


non pa rel' 


notable (remarkable) 


no' ta bl 


notable (thrifty) 


not'abl 


Oaths 


othz 


obligatory 


ob' lig a to ri 


Oceanus 


se' a nus 


occult 


ok kult' 


oleomargarine 


o le o mar' ga rin 


onyx 


o'nix 


opponent 


op po' nent 


ordeal 


or' de al 


Orion 


rf on 


ornate 


or' nat 


orchestral 


or' kes tral 


orotund 


o' ro tiind 


orthoepist 


or' tho e pist 


osier 


o' zher 


oxide 


oks' id 


Patron 


pa' tron 


pantomime 


pan' to mim 






ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



83 



papyrus 

paraffine 

parliament 

pedal (noun) 

pedal (adj.) 

Pegasus 

peony 

peremptory 

Persia 

phaeton 

Philemon 

Philistine 

phosphorus 

phonics 

photographer 

pincers 

piquant 

placard 

placable 

plagiarism 

plait 

plebeian 

poignant 

pomade 

poniard 

porcelain 

posthumous 



pa pi rus 
par 7 af m 
par' lim ent 
ped' al 
pe' dal 
Peg' a sus 
pe' o ni 
per' emp to ri 
Per' she a 
fa' e ton 
Fi le' mon 
Fills' tin 
f os 7 for iis 
f on' iks 
f o tog' ra f er 
pin serz 
pik' ant 
pla card' 
pla' ka bl 
pla' ji a rizm 
plat 

pie be' yan 
poin' ant 
po mad' 
pon' yard 
por' se Ian 
post' hii mus 



84 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



potable 

Powhatan 

precedence 

precedency 

precedent (noun) 

precedent (adj.) 

precise 

predatory 

predecessor 

predilection 

preferment 

prelate 

prescience 

presentiment 

pretence 

pretty 

probity 

process 

profuse 

prolix 

pronunciation 

protean 

provocative 

puissance 

pumpkin 

pyramidal 

pyrites 



po' ta bl 

Pow hat an' 

pre se' dens 

pre se' den si 

pres' e dent 

pre se' dent 

pre sis' 

pred' a to ri 

pred'e ses sor 

pre dil ek' shun 

pre f er' ment 

prel' at 

pre' she ens 

pre sent' im ent (not z) 

pre tens' 

pr it' 1 

prob' it 1 

pros' es 

pro fus' (not z) 

pro liks' 

pro nun shi a' shiin 

pro' te an 

pro vo' ka tiv 

pu is' ans 

piimp' km 

pir am' id al 

pir l tez 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



85 



Radish 

raillery 

rapine 

rather 

recess 

recitative 

recourse 

refutable 

referable 

remediable 

reparable 

research 

reservoir 

resoluble 

resource 

respirable 

respite 

revolt 

ribald 

rise (noun) 

robust 

romance 

roof 



rad' ish 
ral' er 1 
rap 7 in 
rath" er 
re ses' 
res it a tev' 
re cours' 
re f u' ta bl 
ref ' er a bl 
re me' di a bl 
rep' a ra bl 
re serch' 
rez er vwor' 
rez' o lu bl 
re sors' 
re spir' a bl 
res' pit 
re volt' 
rib' aid 
ris 

ro bust 7 
ro mans' 
ro*of 



Sacerdotal 

sacrifice 

sacrilege 



sas er do' tal 
sak' r if Iz 
sak' ril ej 



86 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



sacrilegious 


sakril e'jus 


sacristan 


sak' ris tan 


salient 


sal' 1 ent 


sardine 


sar den' 


sardonyx 


sard' o niks 


sarsaparilla 


sars a pa ril' a 


seckle 


sek'l 


sedative 


sed' a tiv 


senile 


se' nil 


seraglio 


se ral' yo 


Serapis 


Se ra' pis 


serpentine 


ser' pen tin 


sesame 


ses' a me 


sevennight 


sen' nit 


sheaths 


sheths (not th hard) 


shibboleth 


shib' o leth 


simultaneous 


si mul ta' ne us 


sinecure 


si' ne kur 


slake 


slak 


sleek 


slek 


sobriquet 


so bre ka' 


solace 


sol' as 


somnambulist 


som nam' bti list 


soporific 


sop o rif ' ik 


sotto voce 


sot o vo' cha 


sough 


suf 


spermaceti 


sper ma se' ti 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



87 



squalor 


skwa' lor 


stomacher 


stun/ a cher 


strychnine 


strik' nm 


sublunary 


sub' lu na ri 


subtle 


stit'l 


suffice 


stif f iz' 


suite 


swet 


supple 


stip'l 


Tartaric 


tar tar 7 lk 


taunt 


tant 


telegraphy 


te leg' ra f 1 


tenet 


ten' et 


tepid 


tep' id 


Terpsichore 


Terp sik' o re 


Terpsichorean 


Terp sik o re' an 


tiny 


ti ni 


topographic 


top o graf ' lk 


three-legged 


three-leg' d 


tortoise 


tor' tis 


tragacanth 


trag' a kanth 


transact 


trans akt' 


transition 


tran sizh' tin 


transmigrate 


trans' mi grat 


traverse 


trav' ers 


tremendous 


tre men dtis 


tribunal 


tri bu' nal 



88 



ENUNCIATION AND ARTICULATION. 



tribune 


trib' yun 


troche 


tro' ke 


trophy 


tro'fi 


truculent 


trdo' kti lent 


truffle 


trdo'fl 


truths 


truths (not hard th) 


turbine 


ttir' bin 


Tyrol 


Tir'ol 


tobacco 


to bac' co 


Umbrella 


iim brer a 


underneath 


iin der neth' 


Vagary 


va ga' ri 


verdigris 


ver' di gres 


visor 


viz 7 or 


vocable 


vo' ka bl 


volatile 


vol' a til 


Wednesday 


Wenz' di 


with 


with (hard th) 


women 


wim' en 


Zodiacal 


zo dr a kal 


zoological 


zo o loj'ik al 


zoology 


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